학술논문

A case of central nervous system infection by Candida famata in an immunosuppressed patient with HIV-1 infection
Document Type
article
Source
Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 21-24 (2022)
Subject
Candida famata
Central nervous system infection
Immunosuppressed
HIV
Epidural abscess
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Language
English
ISSN
2211-7539
Abstract
Invasive fungal infections caused by Candida species are increasingly observed in immunosuppressed patients. Candida albicans is the more often identified species and neurocandidiasis is associated with high mortality rates. Diagnosis and treatment of these infections are frequently challenging.We report a case of central nervous system infection caused by Candida famata in an HIV-1 infected patient.To our best knowledge this is just the second published case of neural infection by this agent.